People born on September 24

Ruhollah Khomeini

Iranian politician and religious leader (1900–1989)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

American writer (1896–1940)

Constantine Chernenko

General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1911-1985)

Arundhati Roy

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist

Henry V of England

King of England from 1413 to 1422

Francisco Quevedo

Spanish writer; (1580-1645)

İsmet İnönü

Turkish general and statesman (1884-1973)

Birgit Sarrap

Estonian singer

Horace Walpole

English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician (1717-1797)

Howard Florey

Australian pathologist (1898-1968)

Dharius

Mexican rapper

John Arne Riise

Norwegian association football player

Jim Henson

American puppeteer (1936–1990)

Severo Ochoa

Spanish physician

John Young

American astronaut, naval officer, test pilot and aeronautical engineer